An edition of The Childhood of Jesus (2013)

Dzieciństwo Jezusa

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An edition of The Childhood of Jesus (2013)

Dzieciństwo Jezusa

Wydanie I.
  • 5.00 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 8 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

"A major new novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Waiting for the Barbarians, The Life & Times of Michael K and Disgrace Nobel laureate and two-time Booker Prize winner J.M. Coetzee returns with a haunting and surprising novel about childhood and destiny that is sure to rank with his classic novels. Separated from his mother as a passenger on a boat bound for a new land, David is a boy who is quite literally adrift. The piece of paper explaining his situation is lost, but a fellow passenger, Simón, vows to look after the boy. When the boat docks, David and Simón are issued new names, new birthdays, and virtually a whole new life. Strangers in a strange land, knowing nothing of their surroundings, nor the language or customs, they are determined to find David's mother. Though the boy has no memory of her, Simón is certain he will recognize her at first sight. "But after we find her," David asks, "what are we here for?" An eerie allegorical tale told largely through dialogue, The Childhood of Jesus is a literary feat-a novel of ideas that is also a tender, compelling narrative. Coetzee's many fans will celebrate his return while new readers will find The Childhood of Jesus an intriguing introduction to the work of a true master"--

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Wydawniczy Znak
Language
Polish
Pages
301

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Edition Availability
Cover of: infancia de Jesús
infancia de Jesús
2015, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
in Spanish
Cover of: The Childhood of Jesus
The Childhood of Jesus: A Novel
2014, Penguin Books
paperback in English
Cover of: Childhood of Jesus
Childhood of Jesus
2014, Penguin Random House
in English
Cover of: De kinderjaren van Jezus
De kinderjaren van Jezus
2013, Cossee
in Dutch
Cover of: The Childhood of Jesus
The Childhood of Jesus
2013, Viking Adult
in English
Cover of: Dzieciństwo Jezusa
Dzieciństwo Jezusa
2013, Wydawniczy Znak
in Polish - Wydanie I.
Cover of: The Childhood of Jesus
The Childhood of Jesus
2013, Harvill Secker
Hardcover in English

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Edition Notes

Translation of: The childhood of Jesus.

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Kraków

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Dewey Decimal Class
823/.912

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Pagination
301 pages
Number of pages
301

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL37736631M
Internet Archive
dziecinstwojezus0000coet
ISBN 10
8324021272
ISBN 13
9788324021277
OCLC/WorldCat
910851266

Work Description

After crossing oceans, a man and a boy arrive in a new land. Here they are each assigned a name and an age, and held in a camp in the desert while they learn Spanish, the language of their new country. As Simon and David they make their way to the relocation centre in the city of Novilla, where officialdom treats them politely but not necessarily helpfully.

Simon finds a job in a grain wharf. The work is unfamiliar and backbreaking, but he soon warms to his stevedore comrades, who during breaks conduct philosophical dialogues on the dignity of labour, and generally take him to their hearts.

Now he must set about his task of locating the boy's mother. Though like everyone else who arrives in this new country he seems to be washed clean of all traces of memory, he is convinced he will know her when he sees her. And indeed, while walking with the boy in the countryside Simon catches sight of a woman he is certain is the mother, and persuades her to assume the role.

David's new mother comes to realise that he is an exceptional child, a bright, dreamy boy with highly unusual ideas about the world. But the school authorities detect a rebellious streak in him and insist he be sent to a special school far away. His mother refuses to yield him up, and it is Simon who must drive the car as the trio flees across the mountains.

The Childhood of Jesus is a profound, beautiful and continually surprising novel from a very great writer.

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